"Singing" Blogs & Blog Posts

I ran a full day of singing last Saturday. At the end, a few people came up to say that their throats hurt. Let’s look at why this might be and how you might avoid it. There are three main reasons why your throat might be sore after singin...

I’ve now outlined all three steps to becoming a singer: 1: sing, 2: join a choir and 3: be self-aware. image by rawpixel.com on Freepik Now here is a bonus fourth step: relevant posts from the archives. Now you’re on your singing journey...

In the last two posts I’ve outlined step 1 and step 2 to becoming a singer. Now it’s time for step 3 to help you grow and develop as a singer. No amount of singing lessons, choir rehearsals, warm ups, concerts, singing workshops or so...

Last week I wrote about the first step to becoming a singer. photo by Rex Pe You need to actually start singing! Now here’s step 2. Once you’ve started to sing on your own, you’ll probably find that you want to do more of it and perh...

People often ask how they can become a singer. Here are three simple steps to follow. Results guaranteed. It may seem obvious, or even patronising, but the first step to becoming a singer is to actually SING! I’ve often heard people...

People often write to me asking me why it takes them ages to learn a song. photo by matea2506 They think it might be due to age, dyslexia, or all manner of other ‘problems’. But it’s probably simpler than that. In a choir, when...

Sometimes an individual choir member needs to be told that they’re getting it wrong.  photo by Ondřej Lipár In our attempt to not be unkind, we can sometimes end up being too nice, which is not helpful. Too often people believe...